professor
noun
pro·fes·sor
prə-ˈfe-sər 
1
: one that professes, avows, or declares
2
a
: a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an institution of higher education
b
: a teacher at a university, college, or sometimes secondary school
c
: one that teaches or professes special knowledge of an art, sport, or occupation requiring skill
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Professor Williams will be teaching the class.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Mark Mitchell is an adjunct professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and founding principal at AQR Arbitrage.
—Mark Mitchell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
The same document release also includes additional correspondence between Epstein and Mark Tramo, an associate adjunct professor of neurology at UCLA, adding new details to previously reported exchanges that touched upon university courses, research and students.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Toby Trujillo, a professor in the clinical pharmacy department at the University of Colorado Anschutz, said emerging AI tools could help doctors identify the correct dose for a patient, as well as prioritize which patients need to be seen by specialists.
—David Cox, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Professor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professor. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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professor
noun
pro·fes·sor
prə-ˈfes-ər
: a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college or university
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